Giordan, a former Woodruff swimmer, finished 2005 as the third-rated 200-meter breaststroker in the United States. The Purdue junior finished second in the Big Ten swimming and diving championships in the 200 breast last February. In August, he briefly held the World University Games record in the event, with a time of 2 minutes, 13.71 seconds in lzmir, Turkey. It was his international swimming debut.